Metropolitan Edison

Metropolitan Edison Company

AKA Met-Ed, Multiple locations, PA

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In operation since 1917, Metropolitan Edison Company (“Met-Ed”) owned and operated several power plants in Pennsylvania, including the famous Three Mile Island facility. A subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corporation, Met-Ed now serves as an electric transmission and distribution company.

Address or general location

Multiple locations, including Three Mile Island and Portland, PA.

Detail

Metropolitan Edison Company (“Met-Ed”) has played a significant role in Pennsylvania’s energy sector. Established in 1917, Met-Ed originally operated power plants, such as the Three Mile Island nuclear facility where a nuclear meltdown accident occurred in 1979. Also, its Portland Power Plant, which operated two coal-fired generating units, was subject to litigation relating to air pollution concerns.

Met-Ed is a subsidiary of FirstEnergy and serves eastern and south-central Pennsylvania. MetEd is the distributor of electricity for a variety of power plants, including the following:

Hamilton Plant, 100 Mummerts Church Rd, East Berlin, PA. The facility began operating in 1971.